CNews Issue 3, 2009

Rising to the Challenges Academic excellence in a globalised environment As the world has become increasingly globalised and competition among law schools increasingly keen, we must be the zealous guardians of the quality of our graduates, our research and its relevance to the community, so as to be truly answerable to the expectations of the legal profession and the community. Our educational programmes have to be able to meet if not also to anticipate changing demands of the local, regional and the international communities. Training of leaders of tomorrow Our vision is not just to train competent lawyers but also leaders with vision and commitment. In this regard, it is our duty to offer the best education experience to our students and provide solid legal and liberal training in a broad social, economic and political context. Promulgating and strengthening the rule of law in Hong Kong, the Mainland and the Region As a Special Administrative Region of China with a distinct legal system and culture, we have a unique role to play in strengthening and promulgating the rule of law in Hong Kong, advocating its development in the Mainland; and as a leading education hub in Asia, we are in a strong position to contribute to the strengthening of the rule of law in the Region, through our teaching, research, community service and other academic and professional pursuits. These are the things we can do, and we know that we can do no less. In short, we aspire to be a leading global law school with a global vision. Cover Story 15